Published 8:16 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Fred Harding Walker Sr., a Valdosta native, served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1956 until 1966. Walker was born on September 30, 1920, and graduated from Valdosta High School in 1935. He entered the University of Georgia at the young age of 15, graduated in 1940, and earned his Juris Doctor in 1942. Walker enlisted in the Army, served under General George S. Patton, and witnessed the Nuremberg Trials. After World War II, Walker returned home to practice law and served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1956 to 1966. Information courtesy of the Valdosta Daily Times. Photo and information courtesy of Historic Valdosta. Lowndes County Historical Society & Museum. The museum is open free to the public Tuesday- Thursday, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
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